Masahiro Terada
Recognized since 2014
Tokyo, Japan
Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Masahiro Terada’s area of practice encompasses various aspects of "strategic" corporate matters including M&A, corporate restructuring, strategic alliances and financial transactions including structured finance, securitization and derivative transactions.
Through his experience as in-house counsel of Daiwa Securities Group and Morgan Stanley, Mr. Terada has gained extensive professional knowledge in resolving legal issues relating to financial transactions including, among others, structured finance, securitization and derivative transactions and in documentation thereof. Also, through his rare experience of helping equity investors win proxy fights with respect to listed companies in Japan, Mr. Terada has obtained variety of experience and unique professional knowledge in resolving legal issues relating to exercise of shareholder’s rights (e.g., shareholder’s proposals (kabunushi teian), claims for repurchase of shares (kabushiki kaitori seikyuken) and proxy solicitation (ininjo kan-yu)), which also enable him to advise companies with effective defense and countermeasures in situations where their shareholders have exercised shareholder’s rights against them.
Mr. Terada has assisted and advised client companies on their "strategic" corporate matters such as, among others, M&A, strategic alliances, capital reconstructions, and corporate restructuring.He says, "I am more than happy to assist companies and investors that are willing to take on new challenges. I will take a flexible approach to accommodate all the needs of those clients without being bound to existing conventions, rules and customary practices." He also says, "My goal is to work together with clients by exchanging knowledge, wisdom and information in order to achieve substantial results satisfactory to clients."
Contact & Links
Location
- Marunouchi Mitsui Building, 7th Floor
2-2-2 Marunouchi
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo 100-0005
Japan
Education
- Duke University
15 The Best Lawyers in Japan™ awards
4 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Japan awards
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Japan™ 2023 for work in:
- Corporate and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
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